One of my cousins is a weather aficionado. He had a weather-only radio growing up, can give you the definition of barometric pressure, and he really goes off the charts with enthusiasm when watches and warnings are issued in northern Illinois.

Supply House Times is once again conducting its annual Premier Distributors survey which ranks the Top 150 PHCP wholesalers by their sales from the past year. The 2011 Premier Distributor list will be based on sales for fiscal 2010. We do not disclose individual company sales but we need a figure in order to rank each company.

Leading PHCP wholesalers talk about customer relationships, social media and health care reform in the second of a two-part series.

Hanging from the ceiling in the middle of the trade-show floor at the recent 2012 AHR Expo in Chicago was a large ceiling fan.

Greg Reyneke has what he calls a “scary scale” to rank the level of difficulty for the jobs he works on. A recent water treatment project in Uganda received a perfect 10 on the scary scale.

Leadership and resourcefulness help Ferguson’s Raleigh, N.C., location rebound from tornado damage.

My favorite television show is the 1970s drama “Emergency!” which chronicles the happenings at a Los Angeles County fire department and nearby hospital.

Numbers can be quite revealing - and educational. For instance, since 2006 nearly a quarter-billion people in the United States have been affected by a federally declared weather-related disaster. Think about that - four of every five people.

Commitments to customer and employee excellence take Coburn’s to new heights.

Birmingham, Ala.-based American Pipe & Supply Vice President of Sales Harry Hays likens his long industry career to that of a professional football player.